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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.