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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.