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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.