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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.