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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.