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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.