"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.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.