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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.