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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.

Idioms:

  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.