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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.