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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.

Idioms:

  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.