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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.