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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.