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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.

Idioms:

  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.