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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.