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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.