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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.