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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.