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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.