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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.