"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.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Enter into ( প্রবেশ করা ) He entered into the room.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.

Idioms:

  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.