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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.