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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.

Idioms:

  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )