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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.