"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.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.

Idioms:

  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.