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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.

Idioms:

  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.