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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )