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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.