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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.