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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.

Idioms:

  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.