"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.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.