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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.