"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.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.