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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.