"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.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.