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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.