"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.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • 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