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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.