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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.