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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.