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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.