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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.