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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.

Idioms:

  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.