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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.