"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.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.