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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )