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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.