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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.