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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.