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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.