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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.

Idioms:

  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.