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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.