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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.

Idioms:

  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.