"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.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.