"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.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.