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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.