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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.