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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.