"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.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.