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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.