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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.