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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.