"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.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.