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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.