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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.

Idioms:

  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather