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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.