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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.