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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )