"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.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.