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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.