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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.