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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.