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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.