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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.