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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.