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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.