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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.