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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.