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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )