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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.