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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )