"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.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.

Idioms:

  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.