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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.

Idioms:

  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.