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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • A slow coach ( কর্মকুণ্ঠ ও মন্থর ব্যাক্তি ) Roky is known as a slow coach to his friend circle.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )