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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.