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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.