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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.