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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.

Idioms:

  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.