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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family