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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.