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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.