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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )