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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.

Idioms:

  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.