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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )