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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.

Idioms:

  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )