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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.