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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.