"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.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.

Idioms:

  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.