"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.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.