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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.

Idioms:

  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.