"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.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.