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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.