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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.