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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.