"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.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.