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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.