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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.