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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.

Idioms:

  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.