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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.