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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.