"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.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )