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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story