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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.