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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.