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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.