"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.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.