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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.