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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush