"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.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )