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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.