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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.