"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.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.