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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.