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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.