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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.

Idioms:

  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist