"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.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.