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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.