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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.