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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.