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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.