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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.