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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.

Idioms:

  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.