"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.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )