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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.