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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.