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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.

Idioms:

  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.