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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home