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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.

Idioms:

  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.