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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.