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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.

Idioms:

  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.