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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Unite with ( ঐক্যবদ্ধ হওয়া ) Be united with your friends.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.