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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.