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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.