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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.