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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.