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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.