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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.