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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.