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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.