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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )