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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )