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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.