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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.