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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.