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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.