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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.