"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.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.