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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.