"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.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Attach to ( জুড়ে দেওয়া ) Attach this file to the email.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.