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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.