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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.