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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.