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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.