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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.