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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )