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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.