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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.