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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.