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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.