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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.