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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.