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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.