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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.

Idioms:

  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.