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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.