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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.