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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.