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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.