"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.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.

Idioms:

  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.