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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )