"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.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.

Idioms:

  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.