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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.