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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.