"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.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.