"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.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.