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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.