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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.