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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.