"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.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.

Idioms:

  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.