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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.