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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )