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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.

Idioms:

  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.