"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.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • 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.