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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )