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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.