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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake