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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )