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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.

Idioms:

  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.