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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.