"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.