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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.