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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Agree on ( একমত হওয়া (নির্দিষ্ট বিষয়) ) I am agree on this point.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.

Idioms:

  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.