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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.