"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.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )