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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.

Idioms:

  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.