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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.