"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.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.