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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.