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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.