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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.