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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.