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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.