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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Enter into ( প্রবেশ করা ) He entered into the room.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.