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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.