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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )