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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.