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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.