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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.