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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • 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.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.