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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.