"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.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.