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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.

Idioms:

  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.