"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.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.