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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.