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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )