"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.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.