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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.