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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush