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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.