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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.