"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.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.

Idioms:

  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.