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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.