"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.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )