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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.

Idioms:

  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.