"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.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.