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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.