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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.