"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.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.