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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.

Idioms:

  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.