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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.