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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.