"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.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.