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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.