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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.