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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.