"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.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.