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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.