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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.