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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist