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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.

Idioms:

  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • 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.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.