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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.