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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.