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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.