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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.