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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.