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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Unite with ( ঐক্যবদ্ধ হওয়া ) Be united with your friends.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.