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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.