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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.