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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.