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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.