"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.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.