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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake