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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.