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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.