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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.