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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )