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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.