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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.