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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌

Idioms:

  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.