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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.