"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.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.