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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.

Idioms:

  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.