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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.