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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )