"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.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.