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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.