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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story