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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.