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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.