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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.