"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.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.