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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.