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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses