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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.