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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.