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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.