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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.