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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.