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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.