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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.