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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.