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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • 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.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.