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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Interfere in ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) Do not interfere in my job.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.