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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.