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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )