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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate

Idioms:

  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.