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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )