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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.