"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.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.