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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.