"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.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.