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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.