"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.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )