"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.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.