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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.