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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.