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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • 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.