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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.

Idioms:

  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.