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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.