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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.