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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.