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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.