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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.