"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.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Attach to ( জুড়ে দেওয়া ) Attach this file to the email.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.