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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.