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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home