"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.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.

Idioms:

  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.