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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.