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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.

Idioms:

  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.