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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.

Idioms:

  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.