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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.

Idioms:

  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses