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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.