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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.