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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.