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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.

Idioms:

  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.