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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.