"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.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel