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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.