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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.