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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.