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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.