"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.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.