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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.