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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )