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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.