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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.