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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family