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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.