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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.

Idioms:

  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.