"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.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.