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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )