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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.

Idioms:

  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.