"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.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.

Idioms:

  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.