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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Deal with ( ব্যবহার করা ) He deals well with the customers.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.