"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.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.

Idioms:

  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.