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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.

Idioms:

  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.