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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.

Idioms:

  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.