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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.

Idioms:

  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.