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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.