"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.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.