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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.