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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.