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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.