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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.