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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.

Idioms:

  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.