"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.