"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.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.