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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.