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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.

Idioms:

  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.