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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.