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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel