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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly