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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.