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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.

Idioms:

  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.