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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.