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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.