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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.