"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.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.