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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.