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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.