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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.