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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.