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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.