"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.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.

Idioms:

  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.