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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.