"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.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.