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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.