"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.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.