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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.