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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.