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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.