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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )