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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.