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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.