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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )