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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.