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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.