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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.