"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.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.

Idioms:

  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.