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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.

Idioms:

  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.