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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.