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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.