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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.