"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.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.