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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.