"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.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.

Idioms:

  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )