"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.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?

Idioms:

  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.