"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.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.