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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather