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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.