"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.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.