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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.