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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.