"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.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.