"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.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.