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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.