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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.