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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.