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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.