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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.