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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.