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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.