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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.