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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.