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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.