"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.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.