"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.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.