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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.

Idioms:

  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.