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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.