"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.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.