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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.

Idioms:

  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.