"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.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.