"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.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Equal with ( সমতুল্য (ব্যক্তি) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • 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.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.