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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Argue with ( যূক্তি দেখানো (ব্যক্তি) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.