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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.