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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )