"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.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )