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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.