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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.