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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.

Idioms:

  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.