"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.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.