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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.

Idioms:

  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.