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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Remedy for ( প্রতিকার ) There is no remedy for this disease.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.