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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.