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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.