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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.