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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.