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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.