"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.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.