"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.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.