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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.