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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.