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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.