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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.