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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.