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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.