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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home