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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.