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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.