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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )