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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.

Idioms:

  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family