"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.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.