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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.

Idioms:

  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.