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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.