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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.