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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.

Idioms:

  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.