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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.