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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.