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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.