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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.