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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.