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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.