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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.