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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.