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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.

Idioms:

  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.