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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )