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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.