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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.