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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.