"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.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.

Idioms:

  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.