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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.

Idioms:

  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.