"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.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.

Idioms:

  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.