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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.