"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.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.