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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.