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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.

Idioms:

  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • 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
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.