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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.