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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.

Idioms:

  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.