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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.

Idioms:

  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.