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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )