"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.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.