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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.