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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.