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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.