"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.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.