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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.