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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.