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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.