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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.