"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.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.