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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.