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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.