"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.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.

Idioms:

  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.