"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.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.