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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.