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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.