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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.