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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.