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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.