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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.