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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.