"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.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.