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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )