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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.