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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules

Idioms:

  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.