"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.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.