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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.