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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.