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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )