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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.