"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.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.

Idioms:

  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.