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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.