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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.